NASA wants to show you your birthday in the stars! For decades, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured countless images of the cosmos 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The space agency is now inviting you to enter the month and day of your birthday, or any special occasion, to get a peek into the universe from the lens of the Hubble Telescope.
“What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?” originally launched in 2020. Ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday, NASA is expanding its gallery to include even more images.
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The newly expanded edition features five views per day, showing a wider glimpse of the cosmos as seen on your birthday, or any other memorable occasion.
In the 36 years since its launch, the Hubble Telescope has made over 1.7 million observations.
Named for the astronomer Edwin Hubble, the telescope has changed our understanding of the universe one supernova picture at a time.
Some pictures take multiple days to capture in order to gather enough light to see faraway cosmic objects, so you may find yourself sharing the same birthday image with a friend.
Tap here to check out NASA’s website and see which celestial images Hubble took on your birthday!